Here are five examples of regulatory policies in the province and a brief discussion of each according to its objectives and functionality:
1. Traffic laws - These laws regulate vehicle operation and road use with the objectives of safety and orderly traffic flow. They function by establishing rules of the road, speed limits, traffic controls, vehicle standards, licensing requirements, and penalties for violations.
2. Environmental regulations - These laws protect environmental resources and public health. Objectives include pollution control, waste disposal, habitat protection, and more. They function by imposing standards, permits, impact assessments, and enforcement on activities that could harm the environment.
3. Public health codes - Regulations in areas like food safety, sanitation, communicable diseases, vaccinations
Here are five examples of regulatory policies in the province and a brief discussion of each according to its objectives and functionality:
1. Traffic laws - These laws regulate vehicle operation and road use with the objectives of safety and orderly traffic flow. They function by establishing rules of the road, speed limits, traffic controls, vehicle standards, licensing requirements, and penalties for violations.
2. Environmental regulations - These laws protect environmental resources and public health. Objectives include pollution control, waste disposal, habitat protection, and more. They function by imposing standards, permits, impact assessments, and enforcement on activities that could harm the environment.
3. Public health codes - Regulations in areas like food safety, sanitation, communicable diseases, vaccinations
Here are five examples of regulatory policies in the province and a brief discussion of each according to its objectives and functionality:
1. Traffic laws - These laws regulate vehicle operation and road use with the objectives of safety and orderly traffic flow. They function by establishing rules of the road, speed limits, traffic controls, vehicle standards, licensing requirements, and penalties for violations.
2. Environmental regulations - These laws protect environmental resources and public health. Objectives include pollution control, waste disposal, habitat protection, and more. They function by imposing standards, permits, impact assessments, and enforcement on activities that could harm the environment.
3. Public health codes - Regulations in areas like food safety, sanitation, communicable diseases, vaccinations
Policy making as phased behavior leading from stimulus to new adapted policy. It is said that a policy making has a certain cycle or process from one stimulus to new adapted policy. From one stimulus it is the so-called that is based from one policy maker to new adapted policy. When you called adapted policy, this is now the output of the policy makers based on their expertise.
It comprises different models which includes:
a. Systems model: Policy as demand or support for the political system. Meaning is needed to be part in the political system of the government. Processes in politics is not set aside. It is always a part of politics. b. Institutional model: Policy as institutional output. Policy is the main output of the institutions or what was called institutional model. So, when the government operates, policies were created as a result. This what they should provide being in the administration. c. Process model: Policy as a political activity. It is telling that a policy being a part of the mandates of the government. It is one of the political activities of the government aside from their other functions. d. Rational model: Policy as maximum social gain. It talks about that something to benefits the entire population. That is why it serves us maximum social gains. This is the expectation of the public to the government. e. Incremental model: It is said that policy as variations on the past. Meaning it can be adapted or continuing policy based on the previous policies adopted already by the government.
2. Policy Actor-Based Approach (“Who Makes Public Policy”)
Focuses on who controls or dominates the policy making process and who benefits from it.
It comprises different theories which includes:
a. Group theory: Policy as equilibrium in the group struggle. Meaning the policy is not made by a single individual but in a group. Equilibrium is about stability which shows policy should be divided by a group of people towards a goal. b. Elite theory: Policy as elite preference. It talks about the elite groups that gravely affects the policy making. Elites like wealthy individuals. c. Public choice theory: Policy as collective decision making by self-interested individuals. It tells us that not only individual policy makers should be involve in the process but also for self-interested individuals like you, may, or the public itself. d. Game theory: Policy as a rational choice in competitive situation. Meaning policies undergoes different deliberations before it is being authorized. e. Sub-government model: Policy as shaped by the “iron triad” (congressional group, administrative group, and special interest group). It is said that policy is created by the highest point of group.
Activity: Provide five specific examples of regulatory policy that exist in the province and discuss each policy according to its objectives and functionality.